Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-24
IMMINENT DAY.

President Cleveland Cannot Re Here The Presidents Letter to Mayor YOrk-Nearly $15,OOO Appropriated Yesterday for the Days Expenses The Second Regiment Band-GeReral Greeley's First Official order. Mayor York received yesterday the follow ing letter from President Cleveland:
 EXECUTIVE MANSION,
 WASHINGTON, May 20, 1887. ] Hon. Samuel A. York, Mayor and Chair
 man, etc.:
 My Dear Sir-The invitation which was rendered me few weeks ago to be present on the occasion of the dedication of the sol- diers' and sailors monument at New Haven on the 18th of June next has remained un- answered in the hope that might be able to accept the same when other plans and ar rangements were definitely fixed.
 sincerely regret am now obliged to re- linquish the anticipations of joining in these interesting exercises which will serve as tribute of love and vensration to the patriot ism of the sons of Connecticut, illustrated in the wars of our country. The citizens of State so rich as yours in honorable traditions, 50 related to heroic sacrifice and so full of the sturdiness which a hardy love of liberty teaches, do well to erect to the memory of her fallen heroes monu- ments which shall constantly remind future generations that all they have and all they | 6nJOJ WAS OSdL1J OSuSAp, oAA oAno IAoAA AAA heritarce of peaceful prosperity is charged with an obligation of honor and affection for those for whom it descended, and with duty of it's preservation, by the exercise of patri- otic citizenship. Yours very truly,
 GROVER CLEVELAND. General GreeIey's First official order as
 Chief Marshal.
 OFFICE OF GRAND MARSHAL,
 DEDICATION OF MONUMENT PARADE,
 NEW HAVEN, May 23, 1887. SPECIAL CIRCULAR.
 Having accepted the position of grand marshal of the Soldiers and Sailors Monu- ment dedication parade to occur on Friday, June F, 1887, hereby appoint the following named gentlemen members of the general staff:
 Brigadier- General George M. Harmon. c. V. A., Lieutenant Colonel John G. Healy, W, adju- Captain Fred, H. Waldron. C. V. A.. assistant adjutant general.
 Brigader General John L. Otis 10C Colonel J. w. Knowlton c. V. Lieutenant Colonel Francis Bacon, surgeon U. Major A. T. Douglass, surgeon 1oC.v. Major B. H. Cheney. assistant staff surgeon 4th Major Charles A. Brooks, Maine Vol Major Patrick Maher, 9C V. Major John E. Clark, Mich. Cay: Captain H. Clay Trumbull, 10 c. ". Captain William H. Pierpont, c. V. Captain Charles B. Hart, 109 U. S. c. T. Captain Samuel Bolton, @ N. Y. Vols. Lieutenant Frank A Munson. N. Y Cav. Sergeant Allen D. Baldwin, 27 C. V. Sergeant Alfred B. Beers, C. V. Sergeant Bernard L. Lynch.
 Eli Whitney, jr.
 Samuel T. button.
 E. G. Stoddard
 W. H. Carmalt M. D.
 Thomas Hooker.
 E. S. Wheeler.
 T. Atwater Barnes.
 W. H. Brown.
 Chiefs of divisions will be announced as soon as the various organizations have signi- fed Cat this office) their intention to parade on the day above mentioned.
 E. s. GREELEY,
 Brigadier General and Grand Marshal. appropriations of Nearly $15,OOO Made by the Executive Committee New Haven and the Second Regi- ment Band.
 The executive committee of the general committee of arrangements for Monument day, consisting of Mayor York, General Mer- win and Town Agent Reynolds, met yester- day morning and made appropriations for the various committees and departments as fo1l